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The Digital R&D (DRD) organization at Covestro is responsible for innovative digital solutions for the development of chemical products and applications. Among others, experts in material simulations and computational chemistry, laboratory automation, R&D data science, high-performance computing and quantum computing work here. The department is expanding its team of scientists and software developers to harness the new possibilities of artificial intelligence for chemical and materials science research. In particular, we intend to use large language models to gain better insights from unstructured data sources (such as research reports or regulatory texts) and to increasingly support the chemical research process with artificial intelligence and creativity.

In addition to our diverse benefits, you can expect an attractive starting salary between €87,200/year and €105,900/year plus a variable component if you work full-time. The starting salary is based on your qualifications and professional experience.

In this role, you will take care of the following tasks:

• Support ongoing and future projects in the area of AI

• Analyze business/project requirements and identify relevant data and tools for use in LLMs, AI models and applications

• Develop, maintain and automate chemical LLMs pipelines

• Develop, maintain and automate models and methods for accessing confidential information sources from existing LLMs

• Maintain and operate existing solutions

• Collaborating with cloud architects to automate, maintain and monitor pipeline solutions

• Increasing efficiency and speed of delivery of new solutions in the area of digital R&D. Exploring new solution possibilities for problems in the R&D environment using AI technology

You have the following:

• A university degree or completed training in fields such as mathematics, computer science, natural sciences or technology (MINT)

• Practical background and experience in software development with Python

• Knowledge of implementing pipelines with Langchain or similar tools

• Knowledge of using and configuring indexing tools (RAG, Vector Databases, etc.)

• Experience with frameworks in the LLM ecosystem (Langchain, LlamaIndex, Haystack, etc.)

• Practical experience with containerization and creating and managing custom Docker images

• Knowledge of the Linux operating system, in particular shell scripting and confident use of Linux Bash commands

• General knowledge of AWS cloud services such as AWS Batch, ECS Fargate, S3, RDS

• Understanding of the fundamentals of polymer chemistry, especially with regard to data collection and processing in this area

• Fluency in written and spoken English

If you have any questions about the recruiting process, please contact Marek Sierant (marek.sierant@covestro.com). Please understand that we cannot process applications by email.

Perfection? Not required!

The requirements are not met 100%, but you are still interested in the position? Are you curious, courageous and colorful as we are? No problem!

We'll tackle this together - as a team! With proper onboarding and tailored development opportunities.

Apply now!

We look forward to receiving your application including your salary expectation and your notice period! Become #1ofUs!

Anyone who wants to contribute to a better world with Covestro can also expect a lot.

We want you to feel at home at Covestro. To feel you’re treated fairly and transparently. That means financial security, a healthy work-life balance and generous benefits.

Specifically, it means for us: flexible working hours, the compatibility of family and work, active health promotion and the ability to convert part of your salary into long-term or retirement savings. And that's not all.

Sounds exciting? Find out more about Covestro and our benefits here: 

https://www.career.covestro.de/de/about-covestro/covestro-as-an-employer/employee-benefits  

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